Make It Yourself! Vegetarian Red Quinoa Salad

My hubby picked up a quinoa salad from Costco last month and it was oh so yummy! There was bit of crunch, a bit of salty and sour and it hit the spot. It looked simple enough to replicate so I decided to give it a go. This isn't the same as the Costco one but my hubby and I really like it. I love it because this is super simple.

What you'll need:

1 c quinoa (uncooked)

1/2 English cucumber (or regular one)

1/2 onion, diced

1 tomato

1/2 can chickpeas

1/4 c crumbled Feta cheese

1/2 c oil (I used grapeseed oil this time)

3 tbsp apple cider vinegar

2 tbsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

What I did:

In a small pot, I cooked my red quinoa, check your pkg instructions. I usually use 1/2 c less water than instructed and I cook it 3 mins less than instructed. This way there is no water left at the end. Put cooked quinoa in large bowl and set aside.

In a small bow I whisked together my oil, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Then set aside and chop up the remaining ingredients.

I quartered the cucumber and cut out the seeds and then sliced it up. I did the same with the tomato. Put cucumber and tomato into the large bowl of cooked quinoa.

Then I diced 1/2 an onion and stirred it into the quinoa/cucumber/tomato mixture.

Next I opened and drained out the can of chickpeas. I added 1/2 can into my quinoa mixture.